Tag: ferran adria

  • Urban Food Tour with Chef Ferran Adriá

    Urban Food Tour with Chef Ferran Adriá

    It’s not every day that you meet world-famous Spanish master chef Ferran Adriá. Yesterday, a small entourage that included Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Director Julián Zugazagoitia, local media and I had the opportunity to accompany Adriá on an exploratory food tour through downtown Kansas City. Adriá and his wife Isabel traveled from Spain to visit Kansas…

  • Cooking, Eating, Philosophizing About Food

    Cooking, Eating, Philosophizing About Food

    Lately, I’ve been reading Ferran: The Inside Story of El Bulli and the Man Who Reinvented Food written by Colman Andrews (Gotham Books, 2010). The book is an informative (and over-the-top, at times) read for those interested in cuisine and one of the industry’s notable names. The book fixates on El Bulli restaurant owner and…